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Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! kzread.infoUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!

I love the way you present things. You're very down to earth, factual, clear, and understandable. Somehow we seem to connect immediately. Keep up the good work and I will be a long time visitor to this channel.

Thanks. I live in a hot dry summer climate. I super insulated the garage similar to you. It knocked about 10 degrees off the garage in summer. More importantly, I helped the house AC and made it easier to keep the rooms sharing a wall with the garage cooler. Still wasn't enough so I have also gone with a portable AC like you. Helped cut about another 3 to 5 degress off the garage. Still not quite enough as I work with hand tools and that gets me hot. Been saving for a ductless AC system. I would avoid a swamp cooler as it works by evaporating water to cool things and it will increase humidity in the garage which could impact your wood.

Swamp coolers are great in low humidity areas like the Southwest, I would not use these in the South high Humidity location, as others have said your just adding moisture. Swamp coolers, work through a process called Evaporative cooling (heat is removed as moisture Evaporates) high humidity areas will slow or reduce the amount of cooling making it inefficient and just add to your humidity and in your shop that’s not what you want.

@rockerz8

2 жыл бұрын

Also i would like to add to stevens perfect explanation that the swamp cooler shouldn't we kept inside the space it need to cool. The mesh area where the water drips need to be out in the open and only the fan inlet needs to be pointed inwards from a window. (Meaning the mesh are out in the hot atmosphere and the fan throws in the cold and damp air inside the room) a proper seal between the cooler and the widow is must.

I did this to my garage about two years ago. Even the pink foam panels. Makes an amazing difference. I put some foam trim to stop the cold wind from getting in. Great improvement.

@kennyslaughenhaupt3839

7 күн бұрын

@@retrodog63 You're still adding 12 to 18 lb of weight to your garage door so now your garage door opener is struggling if you have one and if you leave your door down all the time you're just shortening the life of your springs people just don't get it garage door springs are out complete exact science it's not just a spring is a spring is a spring Oh there's so many different wire gauges in lengths if you take the same wire gauge spring make it to inches shorter or 2 in longer it changes the strength of the spring by about 8 lb of lifting torque people just don't get it man they don't get it

I'm a bit late to the party, but wanted to thank you for this video. When sealing my west-facing garage door I learned the hard way that the summer afternoon sun bakes the weather stripping to the door, sometimes making it struggle to lift. A light coating of bees wax helped, but I need to re-apply frequently. Looks like I'll be picking up some foam at HD this weekend. Thanks for your guidance!

I did this about two years ago in my small garage, had to living in south TX, humidity would have destroyed my tools. I used the rolled insulation that came in a garage door kit, about $75 at your local home depot/lowes if memory serves. Also had to use weather stripping around the garage door edges as hot air would pour in otherwise. I built a vent from left over 2x4's and plywood that ran the length of the single car garage door to vent the hot air from my floor unit. Used the foam insulation to close the gap at the top of the door the vent box created. Has worked really well the past two years. I recommend cleaning the filters 1-2 times a week to prevent the cooling fins from becoming overloaded. You will need to measure how often to open the machine and thoroughly clean it depending on how well your dust collection performs. 👍

@2HME

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Terry I'm in South Texas, I've been contemplating putting in some type of AC in my garage wood shop, if you don't mind me asking, approximately how much did your electric bill go up? I'm asking you since we both live in the same area. Thanks!!! Decker

@terrmaso

3 жыл бұрын

@@2HME can't remember. Asked the wife and she didn't remember either. It's a small one car garage and I usually left it on 73-75 when I wasn't working. Usually in the high 60's while working. If my wife, the accountant, didn't remember the increase, it wasn't much.

I put in vents to my attic from the shared, dry walled wall in the garage - way up high - that lets my attic gable fan suck the heat that is up in the peak of the garage out through the attic. It helped tremendously. Now the garage door insulation and the A/C isn’t fighting that hot air from the sun beating down through the roof.

Swamp cooler won't work if your air is humid. It works by evaporating water into the air. As the water evaporates it absorbs heat in order to have the energy required to go through the phase transfer. If you live somewhere with high humidity, it will be hard for the swamp cooler to get any more water to evaporate.

@jimstewart1044

3 жыл бұрын

I also don't know that you'd want to raise the humidity in your wood shop. Seems a little counter-intuitive, but maybe it's just me. I imagine ask your efforts made a huge difference in the comfort of your shop. Nice work.

@charlieodom9107

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimstewart1044 you need humidity to be at a certain level. 40% is ideal. Lower can cause problems, and too high makes it feel like Florida in August! In order for a swamp cooler to work, the air humidity needs to be below 40%.

There are tons of garage insulation videos out there, however this one seems to be the only one with details around the rubber door strips, thanks for sharing!

After watching your video, I used the same insulation and it's perfect!! I hosted Thanksgiving in my converted garage using the infrared tripod heater. Thanks for the video.

That vent you utilized for your air-conditioner is there because you have a hot water heater in your garage. Code has a low vent to let flammable gases (gasoline) escape because they are heavier than air and will collect near the floor. That's why your hot water is elevated off the floor of your garage as well. If you have a fire in your garage you are going to have issues with your insurance company when they discover this.

I was getting ready for a similar project so this video is great. Useful was the exterior trim in particular. Thanks. Really enjoy your chanel, man. 👍🏼

Shove the AC hose into some 6" dryer/flex-duct to gain some extra cooling and keep that radiant heat away, especially with that length of hose. My AC hose usually ran at about 112, after 'ducting' it up it's sitting at about 90 ish.

Just came across this, really good job you did. (garage is stand alone) I insulated my garage door and added the same trim you did on the outside. For the big open space above, since There are already vents at each end of the peaks, I added fiber insulation between the joist and then put up 1/4" drywall (Thing were cheaper back when I did mine). I also installed a 12000 btu mini-split heatpump.

@C6whatever

11 ай бұрын

Can you tell me what type of trim this is?

Well worth the time and money, brother. It looks like you did a really good job as well. Thanks for the tips you provided too.

I did something similar with my garage door, but added the bubble foil thermal insulation over top....there still a lot of thermal transfer through the metal frame, so the bubble foil insulation helped cut a lot of that down. Then you don't have to bother painting. ;)

Great info. Bout to insulate mine. I found a KZread video where they ordered magnets from Amazon and taped them imbedded into the foam. No need for adhesive

I replaced my portable AC unit with a mini split in my garage. WOW! What a huge difference it made.

@wabio

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. It's like night and day difference.

@alexzamora6700

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know.. I’ve been debating between a portable ac or mini split unit. Mini split it is.

@cm1133

2 ай бұрын

@@alexzamora6700mini split is the ticket.

For cutting insulation, I always use a circular saw with the blade in the opposite direction.. should work for a table saw as well... pretty much zero mess made!

@charlieodom9107

3 жыл бұрын

I have heard this as well.

@PeterC3400

3 жыл бұрын

Holy moley, what a great idea!

@AMP8424

3 жыл бұрын

Opposite direction? Why?

@MrWhitworld

3 жыл бұрын

@@AMP8424 Less Mess, it's that simple

I used a portable AC in a very similar situation for a couple of summers and it was better than nothing. This is my first summer with a 24k Mr Cool and now the garage is quite comfortable. Costco was the best price on the Mr. Cool. I don't know if you have worked manufacturer's deals to get some of your machines, but if you have reach out to Mr. Cool, they have given a number of KZreadrs a unit in exchange for a couple of videos.

Thanks for the video post. I just had a new garage door installed, much like the one in your video. I thought about the rigid foam, too, but was concerned about the chance of moisture building up causing rust, over time. I live in W Mich where we have cold winters and hot humid summers, so maybe my concern would not be the same for your area. My doors are usually just painted steel, probably yours too, so rust could be an issue.

To use a swamp cooler you have to have air movement in your shop. You’d have to have windows and/or doors open. It also requires LOW HUMIDITY environments to work best. When I lived in El Paso, Texas (in the desert) it was an AWESOME alternative to air conditioning (and much cheaper) but if you have higher humidity-its a NO-GO!

@rolly5457

3 жыл бұрын

Would a swamp cooler work in Illinois? The current humidity is 33% which is below the relative average of 71.

Good video. Swamp coolers only work well in areas of low humidity. All they do is release cooler humidity into the air. That also will effect your wood projects. The A/C unit does the opposite and removes humidity from the air. I am not sure where you are located. The A/C is much better way to go but cost a lot more to operate but will eliminate problems like mold or mildew and condensation.

A permanent solution is use a can of spray foam as the adhesive to stick the panels down works great and won’t change with heat

@scrager4

3 жыл бұрын

spray foam would also fill all the channels that the pink foam is not covering.

@mx2ce782

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea... I was not excited about the tape... will likely give in the temp changes

Really good job just let you know your emergency release rope that’s connected to your garage door opener I would recommend disengaging your garage door from the opener I would recommend tightening up the chain a little bit so you don’t get any access noise if you were nowhere to put your chain out it’s just a little bit above the rail you do not want it tight then when you have the door disengaged check the weight of the door you want to make sure it is not heavy if it is you would have to adjust the springs and then your emergency release rope instead of it being all balled up is untie it put your handle where you want it tie that exactly like how it originally was and then burn the end of the rope and then you’re set

What has the temperature difference been since installing those panels? Not including the A/C unit....

Chop saw for the trim on the door does just fine. Hope you used latex, not spray cans. To stick it, I would go with latex caulk, or acrylic caulk, its cheap and easy to remove if you ever need to.

I found that the best way to cut foam insulation panels is with a knife blade in a jog (sabre) saw. No white "B-Bs" of pink/blue "sawdust" afterward. One has to cut quickly as the blade will heat up and melt the foam somewhat. I suppose a hot wire (or hot knife) cutter would do even better.

Great job and great info. I have to keep my garage door shut for filming and it gets crazy hot here in Florida. I open and close it non stop between shots lol!

Single tube portable air conditioners work well as long as the outside air is cooler than the air being exhausted by the unit - even if the outside air is "warm" relative to the target air temperature in the shop. The make-up air does come from somewhere, but if more actual heat is being exhausted than is being brought in when the condenser section is running, the shop will cool down. If you can control where the make-up air comes from, it would be good to have the make-up air come from an outside area that is shaded or out of the sun during the hottest part of the day, which you could do by installing a small secondary passive vent (no fan or anything) in that shaded area. The worst thing would be to have the make-up air coming from the attic where it is pre-heated by the sun. Try for the best possible air seal between the attic space and the downstairs space, and make sure the attic is also well-ventilated.

@jefffuhr2393

2 жыл бұрын

*Acoustic AND Thermodynamic Theory:* Really good tips! Thank you!

Swamp coolers work best in dry areas such as Arizona for example. The cooler pumps water from the basin and flows down the corrugations, evaporates as the fan blows and absorbs heat. The downside is the exhaust air is more humid than the inlet.

4:49 I plan on doing a very similar project and I recommend using a drywall jack when doing it by yourself

My last shop was 36' square and cooled with a swamp cooler and I've lived in houses that had swamp coolers. Like sjhall2009 said, a swamp cooler won't work if it's humid. Even if you're in a desert climate like Phoenix, it will be humid very quickly if the shop is closed up. I'm guessing that you're in a desert climate as fast as the temperature came up. A swamp cooler has to draw in dry air from outside and the cooled air needs to be able to exhaust well away from the air intake area so you will have cross flow. For example, whole house evaporative coolers typically sit on the roof and you open the windows a few inches in the rooms you want to cool. There has to be a constant exchange of air. When you paint the foam consider painting both sides. If you don't, they may curl as the paint dries and shrinks.

@dienekes4364

2 жыл бұрын

Good comment on the paint!

Nice videos! Some comments: 1. Heck NO on the swamp cooler! It'll rust your steel and warp your wood. Guess where all the water you pour into the holding tank GOES. 2. I have a similar portable A/C. Works okay, but since it's a SINGLE DUCT model, it replaces the air it pushes outside by sucking new air in FROM OUTSIDE, so as it cools, it's also bringing in new hot air. I plan to replace it with a dual-duct portable unit or a small mini-split.

Might I suggest spray foam to seal the gaps in the ceiling between the OSB and timber, I used it on my garage and it worked well. It takes paint well too.

I cut a vent hole w/ a grinder and installed a 6"x14" vent in my furnace/AC which is in my garage/shop. So far so good but insulating garage door is soon for me. My garage is sheetrocked but ceiling needs insulated above garage (it's blown in above house area).

Wishing you all the best

Swamp coolers work best with exterior air mixed (door left open) to promote evaporate cooling. When used indoor with door closed, it will become very uncomfortable due to the high humidity. An air conditioner cools by extracting heat and passing it through the refrigerant, as a result causes condensation at cooler end which then dries air.

Your shop turned out nice!

that 3M construction grade double sided tape is awesome! sometimes too well

The OSB and especially the foam are flammable. I wouldn't leave those surfaces exposed in a garage or workshop.

at 4:40 you can scab a piece of 2 by on the edge over the existing board. the goal is to leave an inch or so shelf that will hold up the edge of whatever you're screwing up. no pun intended.

With that swamp cooler, put a block of Dri-ice in the bottom and add a little water. This will make a difference.

Swamp coolers... you need to have an exhaust or an open window so that you are able to exhaust as much air as you pump in. Also, the dryer (low humidity or lower Wet Bulb Temperature) the better. Don’t know where you live but I’m in Utah and it’s super dry so swamp coolers work great. The heat is consumed in evaporation, same as feeling cold as you exit the shower. Same principle. The garage is looking awesome.

@80211Denver

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah unlike AC "YOU LEFT THE EFFING DOOR OPEN", you actually want air flow out to be as high as in. It's why I love em... I like open doors and windows. I don't get rust issues that others here are talking about but, that might be because I'm so far from the unit, air is less saturated by the time it gets to the garage (denver)

@mattdegooyer5870

3 жыл бұрын

J Fred Beck oh yeah. Denver has that dry, mile high air. An engineer in Utah, made a living with evap cooling in commercial air handlers and was from Denver. The engineer is Tom Colvin. It’s super cheaper ams effective. The fresh air is the way to go! Thanks for the reply.

My #1 garage door improvement was adding two pairs of 8 foot LED tubes on the doors. When I open the door, I still have overhead lights. When I close the door, I have bright raking light when I need it. Everyone who sees the setup is amazed. I should make a video.... To control temp I had the ceiling spray foamed and the difference since it was done last year is INCREDIBLE. No massive temperature swings. Far less energy required to keep temp in a good range. The thermometer behind you actually goes up as the video goes on... hits something like 92. That's 100% from the roof not having insulation. Remember... insulation keeps temperature IN as well as keeping it out. So you still need to address the heat/cool with a unti, but it will take way less effort if the roof/attic space is insulated. Might also want a vent fan up there to eject hot air.

@tighecrovetti2844

3 жыл бұрын

The 92 degree number you're seeing on that thermometer is the outside temp.

@80211Denver

3 жыл бұрын

@@tighecrovetti2844 ahhh

@michaels3003

2 жыл бұрын

If this were true (92 F inside), you would see sweat on his face.

Pretty interesting, dude! Great job! 😊 I'm going to have to put an AC in my space as well... It gets REALLY hot here in the summer, almost 104°F almost every day. 😬 (I'm from Brazil, I live near the beach, so... You know.) Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Swamp coolers require the air humidity to be lower than the desired humidity. You want your air humidity to be 40% give or take, so you need to start with a lower humidity than that for a swamp cooler to be effective. If you want to experiment with alternative cooling in higher humidity environments, then you can build a water coil, closed loop, and use ice to keep the water cool. A water coil like this can also serve as a really good heater if you insert a heating element into the water box, so you could have an air cooler and a heater in one. The best option is obviously a mini split heat pump, since they will provide the most cooling/heating with the least energy used, but they can cost a couple grand to install.

Thanks for sharing

Is the weather stripping you used for the inside of garage door the same that is used on the outside of the garage door?

I will attempt the same. Live in Florida and garage faces west, aluminum skin reaches around 110 F in afternoon sun, radiating heat into garage shop. Have same sucker AC, so leave garage door cracked to pull cool house air into garage as well. Adequate but not ideal.

Excellent video as always. Question, what type or brand double sided tape are you going to use?

The swamp cooler will add too much moisture to your raw wood. It cools by the evaporation of the water.A fan or refrigerated unit is much more useful.

@PeterC3400

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes! NO! Swamp coolers will RUST your tools and warp your wood!!!

@kevinrenn9123

2 жыл бұрын

Depending on where you live, it may not change the temperature at all. If your ambient humidity level is already high, there will be little to no cooling. If you live in a dry climate (southwest U.S.) they are a effective and inexpensive cooling system for the months the humidity level is low.

You didn’t mention the additional weight the insulation adds to the door. You’ll have to adjust your springs or replace them to ensure proper weight balance

Did you have to make any adjustments to your garage door motor after installing the foam insulation?

That's a cool project to do,but not in the summer. It's just too hot right now. What do you use to trim the foam ifits just a tiny bit too long?

How did the trim on the outside of the garage hold up. Was it affected by the sun did it shrink and crack?

TY!

I vented my ac into the ceiling. Worked perfect. I 3d printer a peice that accepts the AC exhaust hose then screwed that to the ceiling.

What insulation panels did you use for the door?

Did you have any issues with the added weight? I will be using this on a garage that is opened multiple times during the day.

I live in TX and, like you, work out of a 3 car garage when the cars are moved out. For the last 4 years I did the exact same thing with the portable AC. It was decent, but really struggled to move the temperature down. On a 100 degree day, it could maybe hold 80 if I powered it on in the morning and left it running all day long. It wasn't capable of bringing the temp down if the garage was already past 90. This past month I finally installed a Mr. Cool mini split. A world of difference. I can bring the garage down from 90 to 75 in one hour. After two hours, the garage is cooler than the house. 😃

@organabis7132

2 жыл бұрын

What size BTU minisplit did you install?

@wabio

2 жыл бұрын

@@organabis7132 24k BTU

I'm in Florida and the commenters are worrying about rust? I laugh at your concerns. Also, I wish I could have a garage shop but my 2 car is floor to ceiling full of tools. Kudos to you guys with minimal tools and are able to woodcraft in your own garage.

a swamp cooler works its best in an environment with very low humidity. the old stand by closed loop freon filled ones are your best option for reliable cooling results in most cases. you present your ideas well and your channel is top shelf. keep up as long asyou can andbest regards.

@johnvinga5446

Жыл бұрын

Right you are. Swamp coolers do not work as well when the relative humidity is 35% and higher.

Whole house swamp coolers, or water coolers, do not work like an AC. They also will not work in humid areas. Swamp coolers work by sucking outside air through wet pads and blowing it through the house AND THEN TO THE OUTSIDE!! AC works by recirculating air through a nice chilly evaporator coil. A portable water cooler can really help but will never work as well as a whole house swamp cooler and isn't even vaguely as good as an AC unit. We used to have huge, over 2foot by 2foot pad area portable coolers (Looked like big, tall & deep box fans). Our shops had coolers in the ceilings but above 90 degrees we suffered so we added these portables and blew these suckers right on us in central California heat. In fact we used to pour ice water and bring ice chests full of ice for them from home. Get that sucker near wherever you're working and try to get it blowing directly on your torso area. They're WAY better than nothing.

I tried soft foam like egg carton pattern style and some cardboard and foil tape with heavy duty aluminum foil to make a radiant barrier. A lot of work for almost no difference. Non insulated walls as well. I thought that a non insulated garage would mean no drywall and exposed lumber. I was wrong😞 I may end up doing the insulation board like you did.... When I have more time/motivation/money. 😇😎

What did you do for the condensation line,or is it a tank

Would have liked to see some before and after baseline temperature readings

How did you attach foam on door so that it doesn't fall out when the door is being opened?

What did you do to insulate the walls ?

I just put in a new Garage door with insulation and it's made a HUGE difference and I live in South Carolina so super humid. Its really cut down the humidity and keeps the shop at a stable temp. Untill I open it hahah... Side note. What do you think of your Dewalt planer? Thinking of getting one. Planning by hand gets tiring..haha

The problem with that portable unit is your coil would normally be outside of the cooled space, like a window unit. So i bought a portable has that has 2 hoses, one for heat removal the other to put the coil in the "outside" like a window unit. They are not as common, but they are more efficient. I insulated my garage door from a kit, but they aren't as thick as what used.

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I want to get a hobby shop started in my garage, but I am concerned about noise leaking out the garage door (I’m in an HOA community 😞). Would you say this reduces the amount of noise that escapes the garage? Thank you.

hey man can we get an update on that weatherstrip. i keep hearing it shrinks pretty quickly and ends up being removed

Moving into a new to us home in couple of weeks. The garage doors are a sloppy fit and uninsulated. This time of year in Canada, this is not a good thing for a garage woodshop. Good primer for my first shop build out task. Thanks for sharing.

Nice details

Can use mineral wool insulation if you want to avoid flammability issues.

i had the same issue, tried the evap cooler for bout a month and i had to upgrade to a portable AC

The AC unit you show draws hot air into the space, cools it and blows out hot air to the outside. You are always trying to cool hot air with that style of AC. Mini-split recirculates the inside air and requires no outside exhaust. I've tried both. Mini-split is definitely better.

FYI: 'R' ratings are measured at a mean temperature of 70'deg F. The rating is not a consistent measurement depending on the ambient air temp. For example, polyiso board (pink or blue) drops off dramatically

@paladain55

Жыл бұрын

just to clarify this comment polyiso board is not blue or pink. It is going to typically be a foil faced board (silver) with white or caucasian colored foam maybe even slightly orange.

@Mark-gg6iy

Жыл бұрын

@@paladain55 "Caucasian" ???wtf??? Caucasian is an ethnicity idiot.

@paladain55

Жыл бұрын

@@Mark-gg6iy the foam is the color of white folks. Good descriptor.

What type of trim is this that you used?

Brush seals are much better than the rubber seals. I installed some on my door and got rid of all the light the rubber ones were letting through

Jody, do you have a gas fired water heater or furnace in your garage? If so, the vent in your garage wall is there to ensure there is adequate combustion air for them to operate. If the garage is closed off enough to restrict air to any gas fired appliances, CO can and will be produced. It can then enter your home and if you don't have CO detectors it could be a serious problem. If you don't have this situation then all is good, but a heads up to anyone thinking about blocking their garage vent. All the Best, Chuck

@InspireWoodcraft

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for adding this.

I thought the saying was "hot air rises, cool air falls".....now I am all confoosdeded

Watch out trying to spray paint the foam, sometimes it will melt the foam. Also what size is the shop?

@MoonbeameSmith

3 жыл бұрын

You can spray latex paint with a squirt of dish soap in it (a squirt per gallon) adheres better

not sure if anyone responded to swamp coolers but i do not like them for multiple reasons. 1 positive is price vs a/c, they are less expensive, but they are a maintenance nightmare, they scale up really bad if you do not use distilled water or deionized, they add humidity which i don't think you want the wood to absorb, if you do not add a float system and a 1/4 water line with shut off valve you will constantly fill it with water, and they do not bring the temp down as cool as a/c will. these are my experience with them anyway. i do love that foam tape, i use it all the time out in the field to mount items and it holds up well in the heat also. i chose to use a mini split a/c - heat pump by ramsond in my garage, i love it, it came with everything needed to install, i run it year round, in the summer it adds about $40 - $50 a month to my power bill depending on temp ( between 100 - 115 deg. here in vegas) but it is well worth the comfort as much as i spend time in the garage, the compressor comes slightly over filled so when you open the valve to fill the line set after install it's just right, i clean the coils every year on the head unit and have not had to fill freon in 11 years, i have had it checked 3 times since installed to make sure she's still good and she runs like a champ. i believe the unit cost me around $1000 at the time and it's a 12k btu system.

With a swamp cooler you need dry air or it won't work and consider the fact that if the air is dry it won't be for long if your running a swamp cooler in a sealed room. You need dry outside air coming in somehow otherwise it will cause itself to not work by evaporating water into the air until the air is too humid for any more water to evaporate thus it will stop cooling the room.

how was weight on the door ?.. any issues have you noticed in the last few months?

id leave the panels pink looks cool

Besides the humidity comment re: swamp coolers, you also need air flow. So you have to make sure that there is enough to circulate the air. So you can't close it up like you would with A/C. And finally, if you use swamp coolers, you really want conditioned water. Otherwise, you're going to be cleaning giant calcified filters every few months!

Liquid Nails for Foam Projects. Doesn't take much, 4 spots near the corners.

@AnnArborBuck

3 жыл бұрын

I build a ton of projects with foam (wheelchair costumes for my son). I have found that using a can of expanding foam to glue pink foam is by far the best attachment method. It's way stickier and just holds so well once it cures, way better then liquid nails in my experience.

@bobbysharp

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip. I'll have to remember that one.

Did you replace the springs on the garage door, as you know you added weight to the door. So the springs will now work harder and will break sooner then later.

3 years later, how's everything working and holding up?

Swamp coolers are most efficient the drier it is. The more humidity you have, the less well they work. Also, swamp coolers require ventilation. I live in Tucson, so I'm very familiar with these. When people have both A/C and S/C, they use the S/C during most of the summer and open windows throughout the house. When Monsoon season comes and the humidity jumps up to over 40% or 50% (sometimes getting up to 90%, which is MISERABLE), we switch over to A/C and, of course, batten down the hatches, sealing the house as much as possible. In short, low humidity: open ventilation with a swamp cooler, high humidity, seal everything up and use A/C. You should NEVER use both at the same time.

I used 2 inch thick R tec R7.7 Styrofoam insulation and cut rabbets on top and bottom. This way they mechanically fit in all on their own. It just takes a bit of pressure to put them in. I cut the top rabbet same size as the lip, but the bottom one is shorter to allow for the squeeze of forcing them in. I also took all of the slim cut offs and shoved them into the hollow vertical rails of the door. This way maximizes insulation and lessens the radiant air gaps as much as pnoon is. Also running the dust collection on the table saw while using is a must and keeps down all of the airborne Styrofoam particles. I just did my newer 2 car garage door recently. I'd previously done the exact same process on my old 1 car garage. It makes such a difference not having the giant door radiating heat that could be felt halfway across the garage easily. Context: I live in hot ass Florida w/ an east facing garage door that heats up all morning until noonish.

@imrikkibobbi

3 жыл бұрын

I did something similar, however I went the extra mile as the lips on top and bottom and to the side wouldn't let me put a piece in without breaking, I cut mine in 1/4's and beveled the top/bottom/side so that I put the foam board inside every single space/lip with zero uncovered spots.... it was tedious but in the end the difference was immediate as we've been hitting over 100 and without insulating the attic yet (in progress) the temps are down -10 degrees already

@steveroberts4762

3 жыл бұрын

I've done the same, except I only used 1" r-tech. foil to the inside to reflect light. This way it fits inside the 1.5" door channel. Make saw kerfs halfway through the foam longways every 4" on the back side. This allows you to flex the full size panel into place and no adhesive needed! Cut outside or you will have an endless snow storm. Less R value than 2" but looks good, a bit cheaper and does well even in Florida!

@imrikkibobbi

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, yah I went with 2" so def overkill then I just finished putting radiant barrier, next though i'm adding poppy 1/4 inch sheeting on the doors and going to wallpaper with the reclaimed pallet wall paper I did the rest of my garage/workshop with so it will be a 4 sided workshop, I got the bars to adjust the spring for all the weight, fortunately my opener is a screw drive so its not taxed heavily by the additional weight, the last final touch is adding the brush lining strips to finish sealing the garage door when it's closed and add an AC during the winter when they drop in price and already have a vent hose going out under the eaves from inside to hook it up to... def overkill 😂

Can you please mention what you used to attach the panels to the door..thx

@InspireWoodcraft

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't attached them yet because I still have to paint them. When I do I am going to use an exterior mounting tape. I do not know the name of the one I normally have on hand but I believe it is a 3M product. If for some reason that doesn't work I will probably have to use a polyurethane glue.

I know a swamp cooler is useless in Houston and anyplace with high humidity. Evaporation causes the cooling and there is no evaporation when the humidity is 70-90+ %.

Just to make sure . . . cutting that foam did not trip the brake on your SawStop? I'm about to undergo the same project.

Insulate the ac discharge pipe. If you are not in a dry climate, the swamp cooler will not "cool". Not a good choice for your wood shop. Insulate that ceiling as soon as funds allow. Nice video.